Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 24.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) stood at 24.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 40.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 24.7%, in 2021.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 30th of 214 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 40.5% | — |
| 1999 | 40.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 39.7% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 39.0% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 38.3% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 37.6% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 37.5% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 36.5% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 35.3% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 34.2% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 33.2% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 33.1% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 32.3% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 30.9% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 30.7% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 29.3% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 28.8% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 27.3% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 26.2% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 25.1% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 24.7% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 25.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 25.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 24.9% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.5% | 40.5% | 40.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.4% | 33.1% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 25.5% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 24.7% | 25.1% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.34 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) was 24.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 40.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.7% in 2021.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 30th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release